Gonna expand my software/hardware

[davyd]

Hey!

I got some spare cash over (about 800$) and I would like some suggestions on what to buy (musical- equipment/software) I'm thinking of buying some waves products or NI Reaktor 5, but i'm not sure yet... All music pruduction related suggestions are welcome, everything from a jew's harp to a Monster Moog w/e (if its under 800 bucks ofc )


Peace!

[paradigm_x]

knowing what you currently have would be useful...

[davyd]

Oh, right xD

Hardware: iMac, Apogee Duet, Virus Ti2, Akai MPD 26, Zoom H4n, some midi-keyboards

Software: All reFx plugins (nexus2, vanguard etc), pro-53, Massive, absynth, sylenth1, Microtonic, synplant, a lot of Rob Papen plugins, Rapture, Junglist, D16 plugins (decimort, devastor, phoscyon). Then i have Autotune evo, Camelphat, Cytomic The Glue, iZotope Ozone 4/Trash, Ohmicide, some sugar bytes plugins like effectrix, wow. Tone2, pspaudioware vintage warmer.... thats almost all

[bigfootspartan]

Wow you basically have everything you'd ever need software wise, maybe get proficient in those before dropping any more cash, more synths isn't always better. I don't think you mentioned having monitors, that's what i would recommend.

[davyd]

haha yeah, what can i say, i dont have better things to spend my money on Besides, i have spent hours with all my synths, yesterday i spent about 13h on massive and my virus hehe
oh yeah, monitors isnt a problem, right now i have crappy hi-fi speakers (-.-), but will grab a pair of adam a7 very soon!

Cheers!

[dougd]

Two things will really improve your setup (from my perspective):

The Adams - once I got monitors it dramatically improved my music making... and

A Moog Slim Phatty - $799 so it fits your budget nicely, and gives you that deep analog sound to complement all those softsynths! Plus you already have the Duet (like I have) so you can capture it into your Mac.

Another option is the Doepfer Dark Energy - check it out on youtube. Also analog, like $600-something, and can get crazy!

[davyd]

Two things will really improve your setup (from my perspective):

The Adams - once I got monitors it dramatically improved my music making... and

A Moog Slim Phatty - $799 so it fits your budget nicely, and gives you that deep analog sound to complement all those softsynths! Plus you already have the Duet (like I have) so you can capture it into your Mac.

Another option is the Doepfer Dark Energy - check it out on youtube. Also analog, like $600-something, and can get crazy!

Doepfer Dark Energy, hmm interesting! Will check it out!

[samkablaam]

haha yeah, what can i say, i dont have better things to spend my money on Besides, i have spent hours with all my synths, yesterday i spent about 13h on massive and my virus hehe
oh yeah, monitors isnt a problem, right now i have crappy hi-fi speakers (-.-), but will grab a pair of adam a7 very soon!

Cheers!

thats bare sick set up for hifi speakers. haha.

slightly off topic... apparently the new a7s are a big improvement on the old ones.

[davyd]

Haha thnks!! Yeah i just saw that, seems sweet!